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  • Page 1 SCW Support: 866-414-2553 User Manual for The Econ D1 & Standard Pro line of DVRs...

  • Page 2: Regulatory Information

    Regulatory Information FCC Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant to FCC compliance: part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 3 This manual is applicable to the following models: This manual may contain printing errors, and the content is subject to change without notice. The updates will be added into the new version of this manual. We will readily improve or update the products or procedures described in the manual.

  • Page 4: Preventive And Cautionary Tips

    Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Unit is designed for indoor use only. • Keep all liquids away from the device. •...

  • Page 5: Product Key Features

    Product Key Features General ● PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs. ● H.264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition. ● Encoding at up to WD1/960H (PAL: 960×576, NTSC: 960×480) resolution for ● Each channel supports dual-stream. ● Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality, etc.
  • Page 6 and manual recording. ● Searching record files by event. ● Customization of tags, searching and playing back by tags. ● Locking and unlocking record files. ● Local redundant recording. ● Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end time, etc.
  • Page 7 ● Remote system restart. ● RS-232 and RS-485 transparent channel transmission. RS-232 serial port Note: ● Alarm event and exception information can be sent to the remote host. ● Remotely start/stop recording. ● Upgrade by remote FTP server. ● Remote PTZ control. ●...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ......................4 C H A P T E R 1........................11 Introduction..........................11 1.1 Front Panel ......................... 12 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations................... 14 1.3 USB Mouse Operation ....................17 1.4 Input Method Description ..................17 1.5 Rear Panel ........................
  • Page 9 5.6 Configuring Holiday Record..................59 5.7 Configuring Redundant Record ................. 61 5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Record ................. 62 5.9 Files Protection ......................64 C H A P T E R 6........................67 Playback..........................67 6.1 Playing Back Record Files ..................68 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel ................
  • Page 10 9.2.7 Configuring Multicast ................... 126 9.2.8 Configuring RTSP..................126 9.2.9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports............. 127 9.2.10 Configuring Email..................127 9.3 Checking Network Traffic..................130 9.4 Network Detection ....................131 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ............131 9.4.2 Exporting Network Packet ................131 9.4.3 Checking Network Status................
  • Page 11 13.2 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port ................166 13.3 Configuring DST Settings..................168 13.4 Configuring More Settings..................169 13.5 Managing User Accounts ..................170 13.5.1 Adding a User ..................... 170 13.5.2 Deleting a User.................... 172 13.5.3 Editing a User....................173 13.5.4 Changing Password of Admin..............174 13.6 Logging out/Shutting down/Rebooting Device............

  • Page 12: Chapter 1

    C HAPTE R 1 Introduction...

  • Page 13: Front Panel

    1.1 Front Panel Figure 1.1: Figure 1.1 Front Panel of Table 1.1 Description of Control Panel Buttons Function Description Name POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up. POWER STATUS indicator lights in red when HDD is reading/writing. STATUS Tx/Rx indictor blinks green when network connection is functioning Tx/Rx properly.
  • Page 14 Indicator turns green when DVR is controlled by an IR remote control with the address from 1~254; Indicator turns red when the SHIFT button is used; Indicator does not light when the DVR is controlled by a keyboard or by the IR remote control with the address of 255;...

  • Page 15: Ir Remote Control Operations

    The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different fields and items in menus. In Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down recorded video. In All-day Playback mode, the Left/Right button can be used to select the DIRECTION recorded video of next/previous day;...
  • Page 16 Table 1.3 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons Description Name Power on/off the device. POWER Enables/Disables Remote Control. Switching to the corresponding channel in Live view or PTZ Control Alphanumeric Buttons mode. Inputting numbers and characters in Edit mode. Switching between different channels in All-day Playback mode.
  • Page 17 remote controls. 3. Press the DEV button on the remote control. 4. Enter the device No. from step 2. 5. Press the ENTER button on the remote. If the remote control is operating properly, but there is still no response from the remote, please check the following: 1.

  • Page 18: Usb Mouse Operation

    1.3 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this device. To use a USB mouse: 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the device. 2. The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse is not detected, the possible reason may be that the two devices are not compatible, please refer to the recommended device list from your provider.

  • Page 19: Rear Panel

    1.5 Rear Panel The rear panels of 4 Channel and 16 Channel models are shown in Figure 1.5 and Figure 1.6. Figure 1.5 Rear Panel – 4 Channel Figure 1.6 Rear Panel – 16 Channel Table 1. 6 Description of Rear Panel Item Description BNC connector for analog video input.

  • Page 20: Starting Up And Shutting Down The Device

    131111 Figure 1. 7 Rear Panel – 8 Channel 12 15 Figure 1. 8 Rear Panel – 16 Channel Table 1.7 Description of Rear Panel Description Item BNC connector for analog video input. VIDEO IN BNC connector for video output. MAIN VIDEO OUT BNC connector for spot video output.
  • Page 21 2. Press the POWER button on the rear panel. The Power indicator LED should turn green indicating that the unit begins to start up. Shutting down the device: Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown menu. Menu > Shutdown Figure 1. 9 Shutdown Menu 2.

  • Page 22: Chapter 2

    C HAPTE R 2 Getting Started...
  • Page 23 The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. Operating the Setup Wizard: Select the system resolution from the drop-down menu. The default resolution is 1280×1024/60Hz. Click Apply to save the resolution settings.
  • Page 24 password and confirm the password in the given fields. Figure 2.3 Login Window Click the Next button to enter the Date and Time settings window, as shown in Figure 2.4. Set the time zone, date format, system date and system time. Figure 2.4 Date and Time Settings Click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window, as shown in Figure 2.5.
  • Page 25 Figure 2.5 Network Configuration Note: provide one 10M/100M/1000Mbps self -adaptive network interface. Click Next button to enter the HDD Management window, shown in Figure 2.6. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD. Figure 2.6 HDD Management Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window, as shown in Figure 2.7.
  • Page 26 Figure 2.7 Record Settings Click Copy to copy the record settings of the current camera to other camera (s) if needed, as shown in Figure 2.8. Figure 2.8 Copy Record Settings Click OK to return to the Record Settings window. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard.

  • Page 27: Chapter 3

    C HAPTE R 3 Live View...

  • Page 28: Introduction Of Live View

    3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The device automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus pressing the ESC many times (depending on which menu you're on) brings you to the Live View mode.

  • Page 29: Operations In Live View Mode

    3.2 Operations in Live View Mode In live view mode, the following functions can be realized: • Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor. • Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously. • Auto-switch: the screen is auto switched to the next one. And you must set the dwell time for each screen on the configuration menu before enabling the auto-switch.

  • Page 30: Using An Auxiliary Monitor

    Figure 3.1 Right-click Menu Table 3.3 Mouse Operation in Live View Description Name Menu Enter the main menu of the system by right-clicking the mouse. Single Screen Switch to the single full screen by choosing channel number from the dropdown list. Multi-screen Adjust the screen layout by choosing from the dropdown list.

  • Page 31: Main/Aux Output Switching

    In the live view mode of the main output monitor, the menu operation is not available while Aux output Note: mode is enabled. 3.2.4 Main/Aux Output Switching When the HDMI/VGA output is configured as the main output, you can perform the following operation to switch to CVBS output as the main output.

  • Page 32: Instant Playback

    Table 3.4 Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons Icons Description Icons Description Icons Description Enable Manual Instant Playback Mute/Audio on Record PTZ Control Digital Zoom Image Settings Close Instant Playback Instant Playback only shows the record in last five minutes. If no record is found, it means there is no record during the last five minutes.
  • Page 33 ● Outdoor: the image is relatively clearer and sharper. The degree of contrast and saturation is high. Figure 3.6 Image Settings Adjust the image parameters including the brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness level and denoising level by moving the sliding bar or increasing/decreasing the value. The adjustable value range is 0~255 for the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue, 0~15 for the Note: sharpness level and 0~5 for the denoising level.

  • Page 34: Adjusting Live View Settings

    3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings Purpose: Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc. Steps: 1.
  • Page 35 2. Setting Camera Order Figure 3.9 Live View- Camera Order To set the camera order: Click the View tab to enter the camera order settings interface. Select an output interface and select a screen layout. Click to select a screen in the right region and double-click to select a channel in the left region. Thus the selected channel will be displayed in the corresponding screen.

  • Page 36: Channel-Zero Encoding

    3.4 Channel-zero Encoding Purpose: Sometimes you need to get a remote view of many channels in real time from web browser or CMS (Client Management System) software, in order to decrease the bandwidth requirement without affecting the image quality, channel-zero encoding is supported as an option for you. Steps: 1.

  • Page 37: User Logout

    3.5 User Logout Purpose: After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to do some operation, you need to enter user name and password to log in again. Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown menu. Menu>Shutdown Figure 3.11 Shutdown 2.

  • Page 38: Chapter 4

    C HAPTE R 4 PTZ Controls...

  • Page 39: Configuring Ptz Settings

    4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings Purpose: Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera. Before you start: Check that the PTZ and the device are connected properly through RS-485 interface. Steps: 1.

  • Page 40: Calling Presets

    Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings Figure 4.2 PTZ- More Settings 2. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set preset. 3. Click the round icon before Save Preset. 4. Click the preset number to save the preset. Repeat the steps2-4 to save more presets.

  • Page 41: Customizing Patrols

    Figure 4.4 PTZ- Call Preset 3. Choose the preset number. Call preset in live view mode: Steps: 1. Click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode. Figure 4.5 PTZ Toolbar 2.
  • Page 42 Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings 2. Select patrol number. 3. Select the under Patrol option box to add key points for the patrol. Figure 4.6 PTZ- Add Key Point 4. Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol.

  • Page 43: Calling Patrols

    Figure 4.8 KeyPoints Deletion 4.2.4 Calling Patrols Purpose: Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined patrol path. Calling patrol in the PTZ setting interface: Steps: 1. In the PTZ setting interface. Menu> Camera> PTZ> More Settings 2.

  • Page 44: Customizing Patterns

    1. Press PTZ control on the IR remote, or click PTZ Control icon on the quick setting toolbar, to show the PTZ control toolbar. 2. Choose Patrol on the control bar. 3. Click the patrol you want to call. Figure 4.10 PTZ Toolbar- Patrol 4.2.5 Customizing Patterns Purpose: Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ.

  • Page 45: Calling Patterns

    under the image to move the PTZ camera. The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern. 4. Click to save the pattern. Repeat the above steps to save more patterns. 4.2.6 Calling Patterns Purpose: Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns. Calling pattern in the PTZ setting interface Steps: 1.

  • Page 46: Ptz Control Toolbar

    4.3 PTZ Control Toolbar In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the IR remote control, or choose the PTZ Control icon to enter the PTZ toolbar. Figure 4.14 PTZ Toolbar Table 4.1 Description of the PTZ toolbar icons Icon Description Icon...

  • Page 47: Chapter 5

    C HAPTE R 5 Record Settings...

  • Page 48: Configuring Encoding Parameters

    5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters Purpose: By configuring the encoding parameters you can define the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on. Before you start: 1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it. (Menu>HDD>General) Figure 5.1 HDD- General 2.
  • Page 49 Figure 5.3 Encoding Parameters-Main Stream 2. Set encoding parameters for main stream Select Record to enter the main stream settings interface. Select the camera for configuration. Configure the following parameters for the Main Stream (Normal) and the Main Stream (Event): •...
  • Page 50 then the file will not be deleted. The actual keeping time for the file should be determined by the capacity of the HDD. • Redundant Record: Enabling redundant record means you save the record files in the redundant HDD. See Chapter 5.8 Configuring Redundant Record. The Redundant Record option is only available when the HDD mode is Group.

  • Page 51: Configuring Record Schedule

    parameters. If you want to copy the current sub-stream settings to other camera (s), click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface. Select the camera (s) and click OK to finish the copy settings. 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule Purpose: Set the record schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured schedule.
  • Page 52 Figure 5.7 Edit Schedule 5) To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time and Type. Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can't be overlapped each other. Note: Repeat the above steps2)-5) to schedule recording for other days in the week.
  • Page 53 Task 2: Draw the Schedule Steps: 1) Click the icon on the right to select a record type. Different recording types are available for different models. Most models support: Normal, Motion, Alarm, Motion/Alarm and Motion & Alarm. To enable Motion triggered recording, you must configure the motion detection settings. For Note: detailed information, refer to Chapter 8.1 and Chapter 8.2.

  • Page 54: Configuring Motion Detection Record

    5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the device can analyze it and perform some response actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notify the surveillance center and so on.
  • Page 55 Figure 5.14 Motion Detection Handling 5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. 6) Click Apply to save the settings. 7) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. 8) Exit the Motion Detection menu. Enter Schedule settings interface.

  • Page 56: Configuring Alarm Triggered Record

    5) To schedule an all-day recording, check the checkbox after the All Day item. Figure 5.17 Edit Schedule- All Day 6) To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time. Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can't be overlapped Note: each other.
  • Page 57 Steps: Enter the Alarm setting interface. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 5.20 Alarm Settings Click Alarm Input tab. Figure 5.21 Alarm Settings- Alarm Input 1) Select Alarm Input No. and configure alarm parameters. 2) Choose N.O (normally open) or N.C (normally closed) for alarm type. 3) Check checkbox to enable the alarm input.
  • Page 58 9) Click Apply in the Alarm Input interface to save the settings. Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters. If the setting can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input number. Figure 5.23 Copy Alarm Input Enter Record/Capture Schedule settings interface (Menu>...

  • Page 59: Configuring Manual Record

    5.5 Configuring Manual Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual record. When using manual record, you need to manually cancel the record. The manual recording is prior to the scheduled recording. Steps: Enter the Manual settings interface. Menu>...

  • Page 60: Configuring Holiday Record

    5.6 Configuring Holiday Record Purpose: You may want to have different plan for recording on holiday. Follow the steps to configure the record schedule on holiday. Steps: Enter the Record setting interface. Menu>Record Choose Holiday on the left bar. Figure 5.27 Holiday Settings Enable Edit Holiday schedule.
  • Page 61 5) Click Apply to save settings. 6) Click OK to exit the Edit interface. Enter Record Schedule settings interface. Menu> Record> Schedule 1) Select Record. 2) Check the checkbox after Enable Schedule. 3) Click Edit. 4) Select Holiday from the Schedule dropdown list. Figure 5.29 Edit Schedule- Holiday 5) Select Motion or Normal from the Type dropdown list.

  • Page 62: Configuring Redundant Record

    5.7 Configuring Redundant Record Purpose: Enabling redundant recording, which means saving the record files not only in the R/W (read/write) HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability. You must set the Storage mode in the HDD advanced settings to Group before you set the HDD Note: property to Redundant.

  • Page 63: Configuring Hdd Group For Record

    Figure 5.32 Encoding Record 2) Select Camera you want to configure. 3) Check the checkbox of the Redundant Record. 4) Click Apply to save settings and back to the upper level menu. Repeat the above steps2)-4) for configuring other channels. 5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Record Purpose: You can group the HDDs and save the record files in certain HDD group.
  • Page 64 Click to enter editing interface. Configuring HDD group. 1) Choose a group number for the HDD group. 2) Click Apply and then in the pop-up message box, click Yes to save your settings. 3) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. Repeat the above steps3-4 to configure more HDD groups.

  • Page 65: Files Protection

    5.9 Files Protection Purpose: You can lock the recorded files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten. Protect file by locking the record files: Steps: Enter Playback setting interface. Menu> Playback Figure 5.35 Playback Select the channels by checking the checkbox to Configure the record type, file type and start/end time.
  • Page 66 The record files of which the recording is still not completed can't be locked. Note: Click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected. Figure 5.37 Unlocking Attention Protect file by setting HDD property to Read-only To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group.
  • Page 67 If there is only one HDD and is set to Read-only, the device can't record any files. Only live view Note: mode is available. If you set the HDD to Read-only when the device is saving files in it, then the file will be saved in next R/W HDD.

  • Page 68: Chapter 6

    C HAPTE R 6 Playback...

  • Page 69: Playing Back Record Files

    6.1 Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel Purpose: Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported. Instant playback by channel: Steps: Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
  • Page 70 Figure 6.2 Right-click Menu under Live View Press PLAY button on the IR remote control to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view. Under multi-screen live view, record files of the selected channel will be played back. Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to the corresponding channels during playback Note: process.
  • Page 71 Figure 6.4 All-day Playback Interface with Channel List Dates marked in different colors: : No record files in this day. : There is record file(s) in this day (not current day). : There is only event recording file(s) in this day (not current day). : Mouse cursor is located.

  • Page 72: Playing Back By Time

    2. About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event recording; represents smart search recording. 6.1.2 Playing Back by Time Purpose: Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported. Steps: 1.
  • Page 73 Figure 6.7 Video Search by Time In the Playback interface: The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process, as shown in Figure 6.8 Figure 6.8 Interface of Playback by Time Figure 6.9 Toolbar of Playback by Time...

  • Page 74: Playing Back By Normal Video Search

    Table 6.2 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-time Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio Start/Stop clipping 30s forward on/Mute reverse Add default Speed Add customized tag management down Pause reverse Pause play/Reverse play/Play/Single-frame Stop Speed up play/ play Single-frame reverse play Progress...
  • Page 75 2. Choose a record file you want to play back. If there is only one channel in the search result, clicking button takes you to Full-screen Playback interface of this channel. If more than one channel is optional, clicking button takes you to step 3 and step 4. Figure 6.11 Result of Normal Video Search 3.
  • Page 76 Figure 6. 13 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface The hidden list of recorded files displays by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 6. 14 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface with Video List Figure 6. 15 Toolbar of Normal Playback Table 6.3 Detailed Explanation of Normal Playback Toolbar Button Operation...

  • Page 77: Playing Back By Event Search

    play Previous file Next file Video search Exit Video type Hide toolbar Progress bar Note: 1. Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames. 2. About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule);...
  • Page 78 Figure 6.17 Video Search by Motion Detection 5. Select the camera (s) for searching of motion detected triggered record files or select the alarm input (s) for the alarm triggered record files. 6. Click Search button to enter the Search Result interface. Figure 6.18 Search Result of Alarm Input...
  • Page 79 Figure 6. 19 Search Result of Motion Detection The Pre-play and post-play can be configured. The Pre-play refers to the time configured before the defined start time of event search, and the Post-play refers to the time configured after the defined end time of event search.
  • Page 80 Figure 6.21 Interface of Playback by Event (1) The hidden list of events will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 6.22 Interface of Playback by Event (2) Figure 6.23 Toolbar of Playback by Event Table 6.4 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-event Toolbar Button Operation...

  • Page 81: Playing Back By Tag

    Add default tag Add customized tag Speed down management Pause reverse Pause play/Reverse play/ play/Play/Single-frame Speed up Stop Single-frame play reverse play Previous event Next event Exit Event search Video type Hide Progress bar Notes: 1. Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.
  • Page 82 2. Tag management. Click button to check, edit and delete tag(s). Figure 6.25 Tag Management Interface Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Menu>Playback Click Tag tab to enter Playback by Tag interface. Choose channels, tag type and time, and click Search to enter Search Result interface. Two tag types are selectable: All and Tag Keyword.
  • Page 83 Figure 6. 27 Result of Video Search by Tag 3. Playback by tag. Choose a tag and click button to play back the related record file. Figure 6.28 Interface of Playback by Tag The hidden list of tags will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface.
  • Page 84 Figure 6.29 Interface of Playback by Tag with Video List Figure 6.30 Toolbar of Playback by Tag Table 6.5 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-tag Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/Mute Start/Stop clipping 30s forward 30s reverse Add default tag Add customized tag Slow down...

  • Page 85: Playing Back By System Log

    6.1.6 Playing Back by System Log Purpose: Play back record file(s) associated with channels after searching system logs. Steps: 1. Enter Log Search interface. Menu>Maintenance>Log Search Figure 6.31 System Log Search Interface 2. Set search time and type and click Search button. Figure 6.32 Result of System Log Search 3.
  • Page 86 Figure 6.33 Interface of Playback by Log...

  • Page 87: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in order to check image details of the video when abnormal events happen. Steps: • Using a Mouse: Go to Playback interface. If you choose playback of the record file: click button until the speed changes to Single frame and one click on the playback screen represents playback of one frame.
  • Page 88 Figure 6.34 Playback Interface 2. Right-click mouse and select Smart Search to go to analysis area selection interface. Figure 6.35 Right-click Menu in All-day Playback and Normal Playback Interface 3. You can click button to set the full screen as target searching area. After drawing area(s), click button to execute smart search in this area.
  • Page 89 Different video type bars are marked in different colors: : Normal record file; : Event record file; : Smart search record file. The hidden list of record files display when moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 6.37 Smart Search Result with Video List Figure 6.38 Toolbar of Smart Search Playback Table 6.6 Detailed Explanation of Smart-search-playback Toolbar...

  • Page 90: Digital Zoom

    6.2.3 Digital Zoom Steps: 1. Right click the mouse on a channel under playback and choose Digital Zoom to enter Digital Zoom interface. 2. Use the mouse to draw a red rectangle and the image within it will be enlarged up to 16 times. Figure 6.39 Draw Area for Digital Zoom Figure 6.40 Right-click Menu in Playback Mode Right-click menu:...

  • Page 91: Chapter7

    CHAPTER7 Backup...

  • Page 92: Backing Up Record Files

    7.1 Backing up Record Files Before you start: Please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 7.1.1 Quick Export Purpose: Export record files to backup device(s) quickly. Steps: 1. Enter Video Export interface. Menu>Export>Normal Figure 7.1 Quick Export Interface 2. Choose the channel(s) you want to back up and click Quick Export button. Notes: 1.
  • Page 93 Figure 7.2 Quick Export using USB1-1 3. In the Export interface, choose backup device and click Export button to start exporting. Here we use USB Flash Drive and please refer to the next section Normal Backup for more Note: backup devices supported by the device. 4.

  • Page 94: Backing Up By Normal Video Search

    7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search Purpose: The record files can be backup to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer or eSATA HDD. The eSATA writer is supported by models only. Note: Backup using USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer, SATA writer or eSATA HDD.
  • Page 95 Figure 7.6 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 4. Export the record files. Click Export button and start backup. If the inserted device is not recognized: Note: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. You can also format USB flash drives or USB HDDs via the device.
  • Page 96 Figure 7. 8 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Writer Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box "Export finished". Figure 7.9 Export Finished 5. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.

  • Page 97: Backing Up By Event Search

    Figure 7. 11 Checkup of Export Result using USB Writer 7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search Purpose: Back up event-related record files using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer or eSATA HDD. Quick Backup and Normal Backup are supported. Notes: Backup by alarm input search is supported by models only.
  • Page 98 Figure 7.13 Result of Event Search 6. Select record files to export. You can use the following two ways to enter the Export interface. ● Select motion detection event (s) from the list and click Quick Export button to enter the Export interface, as shown in Figure 7.14.
  • Page 99 You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device. Figure 7.15 Export by Event Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message "Export finished". Figure 7.16 Export Finished 8.

  • Page 100: Backing Up Video Clips

    7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips Purpose: You may also select video clips to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer or eSATA HDD. The eSATA writer is supported by Note: Steps: 1.
  • Page 101 Figure 7.20 Export Video Clips Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message "Export finished". Figure 7.21 Export Finished 6. Check backup result. The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export. Note: Figure 7.22 Checkup of Video Clips Export Result Using USB Flash Drive...

  • Page 102: Managing Backup Devices

    7.2 Managing Backup Devices Management of USB flash drive, USB HDD and eSATA HDD. The eSATA HDD is supported by Note: Enter Search Result interface of record files. Menu>Export>Normal Set search condition and click Search button to enter Search Result interface. At least one channel shall be selected.
  • Page 103 Backup device management. Click New Folder button if you want to create a new folder in the backup device. Select a record file or folder in the backup device and click button if you want to delete it. Select a record file in the backup device and click button to play it.
  • Page 104 Figure 7.26 Normal Video Search for Backup Select record files you want to back up. Click Export button to enter Export interface. At least one record file shall be selected. Note: Figure 7. 27 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup Backup device management.
  • Page 105 • Check for compatibility from vendor. Figure 7.28 USB Writer Management...

  • Page 106: Chapter8

    CHAPTER8 Alarm Settings...

  • Page 107: Setting Motion Detection

    8.1 Setting Motion Detection Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface and choose a camera you want to set motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8.1 Motion Detection Setup Interface 2. Set motion detection area and sensitivity. Check the checkbox of Enable Motion Detection to enable motion detection, use the mouse to draw detection area(s) and drag the sensitivity bar to set sensitivity.
  • Page 108 4. Set up arming schedule of the channel. Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel's arming schedule. Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day. Click Apply to save the arming settings of the selected day. Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week.

  • Page 109: Setting Sensor Alarms

    Figure 8.6 Copy Settings of Motion Detection 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms This section is available for only. Note: Purpose: You can set handling method of an external sensor alarm. Steps: 1. Enter Alarm Settings interface and select an alarm input. Menu>...
  • Page 110 Figure 8.8 Alarm Input Settings Interface 3. Select Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start to record/capture or become full-screen monitoring when an external alarm is input. Click Apply to save the settings. 4. Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel's arming schedule. Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day.
  • Page 111 Figure 8.10 Set PTZ Linking of Alarm Input 7. If you want to set handling method of another alarm input, repeat the above steps or just copy the above settings to it by clicking Copy in Alarm Input Settings interface. Figure 8.11 Copy Settings of Alarm Input...

  • Page 112: Detecting Video Loss

    8.3 Detecting Video Loss Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Loss interface of Camera Management. Menu> Camera> Video Loss Figure 8.12 Video Loss Setup Interface 2. Select a channel you want to detect. 3.

  • Page 113: Detecting Video Tampering

    8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Purpose: Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering interface of Camera Management. Menu> Camera> Tamper-proof Figure 8.14 Tamper-proof Setup Interface 2. Select a channel you want to detect video tampering. 3.

  • Page 114: Handling Exceptions

    8.5 Handling Exceptions Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g., • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • • HDD Error: Writing HDD error, unformatted HDD, etc. • Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable. Conflicted: Duplicated IP address. •...

  • Page 115: Setting Alarm Response Actions

    8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose: The alarm response actions will be activated when an exception occurs, including Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning, Notify Surveillance Center, and Send Email. Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm event (motion detection/tamper-proof/video loss detection) is triggered, the local monitor (HDMI/VGA or BNC monitor) display in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring.
  • Page 116 Figure 8.17 Alarm Output Settings Interface 2. Set arming schedule of the alarm output. Click to set the arming schedule of alarm output. Choose one day of a week and up to 8 time periods can be set within each day. Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped.

  • Page 117: Triggering Or Clearing Alarm Output Manually

    8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually This section is available for Note: Purpose: Sensor alarm can be triggered or cleared manually. If Manually Clear is selected in the dropdown list of dwell time of an alarm output, the alarm can be cleared only by clicking Clear button in the following interface.

  • Page 118: Chapter9

    CHAPTER9 Network Settings...

  • Page 119: Configuring General Settings

    9.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate device over network. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the General tab. Figure 9.1 General Network Sett Figure 9.2 General Network Settings of 3.

  • Page 120: Configuring Advanced Settings

    9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose: Your device also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network Select the PPPoE tab to enter the PPPoE Settings interface. Figure 9.3 PPPoE Settings Interface Check the PPPoE checkbox to enable this feature.
  • Page 121 Figure 9.5 DDNS Settings Interface Check the DDNS checkbox to enable this feature. Select DDNS Type. Five different DDNS types are selectable: IPServer, DynDNS, PeanutHull, NO-IP and hkDDNS. • IPServer: Enter Server Address for IPServer. The Server Address should be the IP address of the PC that runs IPServer. Note: Figure 9.6 IPServer Settings Interface •...
  • Page 122 • NO-IP: Enter the account information in the corresponding fields. Refer to the DynDNS settings. 1) Enter Server Address for NO-IP. 2) In the Device Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the NO-IP website (www.no-ip.com). 3) Enter the User Name and Password registered in the NO-IP website. Figure 9.9 NO-IP Settings Interface •...

  • Page 123: Configuring Ntp Server

    In the DDNS Management System interface, click the Device Management tab on the left menu bar and then click to register the device. Figure 9.12 Register the Device Only lower-case English alphabet, numeric and '-' can be used in the alias of the device and the Note: alias must be started with letters of the lower-case English alphabet.

  • Page 124: Configuring Snmp

    9.2.4 Configuring SNMP Purpose: You can use SNMP protocol to get device status and parameters related information. Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network Select the SNMP tab to enter the SNMP Settings interface. Figure 9.14 SNMP Settings Interface Check the SNMP checkbox to enable this feature.
  • Page 125 Default Route of the device should be in the same network segment as that of the LAN IP address of the router. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the UPnP™  tab  to  enter  the  UPnP™  interface.   Figure 9.16 UPnP™...

  • Page 126: Configuring Remote Alarm Host

    Figure 9.18 UPnP Settings Finished 7. Click the Apply button to save the settings. 9.2.6 Configuring Remote Alarm Host Purpose: With a remote alarm host configured, the device will send the alarm event or exception message to the host when an alarm is triggered. The remote alarm host must have the CMS (Client Management System) software installed.

  • Page 127: Configuring Multicast

    9.2.7 Configuring Multicast Purpose: The multicast can be configured to realize live view for more than the maximum number of cameras through network. A multicast address spans the Class-D IP range of 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. It is recommended to use the IP address ranging from 239.252.0.0 to 239.255.255.255.

  • Page 128: Configuring Server And Http Ports

    9.2.9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports Purpose: You can change the server and HTTP ports in the Network Settings menu. The default server port is 8000 and the default HTTP port is 80. Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface.
  • Page 129 Figure 9.24 Network Settings Interface Click the Apply button to save the settings. Select the Email tab to enter the Email Settings interface. Figure 9.25 Email Settings Interface Configure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional): Check the checkbox to enable the server authentication feature.
  • Page 130 Figure 9.26 Configure Email Settings Click the Apply button to save the Email settings. You can click the Test button to test whether your Email settings work. The corresponding Attention message box will pop up. Figure 9.27 Email Testing Attention...

  • Page 131: Checking Network Traffic

    9.3 Checking Network Traffic Purpose: You can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of device such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect Figure 9.28 Network Traffic Interface You can view the sending rate and receiving rate information on the interface.

  • Page 132: Network Detection

    9.4 Network Detection Purpose: You can obtain network connecting status of device through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect Click the Network Detection tab to enter the Network Detection menu.

  • Page 133: Checking Network Status

    3. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. Click the Refresh button if the connected local backup device cannot be displayed. When it fails to Note: detect the backup device, please check whether it is compatible with the device. You can format the backup device if the format is incorrect.
  • Page 134 Figure 9.33 Checking Network Status If the network is normal the following message box pops out. Figure 9.34 Network Status Checking Result If the message box pops out with other information instead of this one, you can click Network button to show the quick setting interface of the network parameters.

  • Page 135: Checking Network Statistics

    9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics Purpose: You can check the network statistics to obtain the real-time information of the device. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Statistics interface. Menu > Maintenance> Net Detect 2. Click the Network Stat. tab to enter the Network Statistics menu. Figure 9.36 Network Stat.

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    CHAPTER10 HDD Management...

  • Page 137: Initializing Hdds

    10.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your device. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General Figure 10.1 HDD Information Interface Select the HDD to be initialized. Click the Init button.
  • Page 138 Figure 10.3 HDD Status Changes to Normal Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it. Note:...

  • Page 139: Managing Network Hdd

    10.2 Managing Network HDD Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to device, and use it as network HDD. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD > General Figure 10.4 HDD Information Interface Click the Add button to enter the Add NetHDD interface, as shown in Figure 10.5.
  • Page 140 Configure the NAS or IP SAN settings. • Add NAS disk: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Enter the NetHDD Directory in the text field. 3) Click the OK button to add the configured NAS disk. Up to 8 NAS disks can be added.
  • Page 141 If the added NetHDD is uninitialized, please select it and click the Init button for initialization. Note: Figure 10.8 Initialize Added NetHDD...

  • Page 142: Managing Hdd Group

    10.3 Managing HDD Group 10.3.1 Setting HDD Groups Purpose: Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups. Video from specified channels can be recorded onto a particular HDD group through HDD settings. Steps: Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced Set the Mode to Group, as shown below: Figure 10.9 Storage Mode Interface Click the Apply button and the following Attention box will pop up.

  • Page 143: Setting Hdd Property

    Figure 10.11 Local HDD Settings Interface Select the Group number for the current HDD. The default group No. for each HDD is 1. Note: Click the OK button to confirm the settings. Figure 10.12 Confirm HDD Group Settings In the pop-up Attention box, click the Yes button to finish the settings. 10.3.2 Setting HDD Property Purpose: The HDD property can be set to redundancy, read-only or read/write (R/W).
  • Page 144 Figure 10.13 Set HDD Property Set the HDD property to R/W, Read-only or Redundancy. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface. In the HDD Information menu, the HDD property will be displayed in the list. At least 2 hard disks must be installed on your device when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy, and Note: there is one HDD with R/W property.

  • Page 145: Configuring Quota Mode

    10.4 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Steps Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced Set the Mode to Quota. The device must be rebooted to enable the changes to take effect. Note: Figure 10.14 Storage Mode Settings Interface Enter the storage capacity in the text field of Max.
  • Page 146 Analog to select all cameras. Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the Storage Mode interface. 7. Click the Apply button to apply the settings. If the quota capacity is set to 0, then all cameras will use the total capacity of HDD for recording. Note:...

  • Page 147: Checking Hdd Status

    10.5 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs on device so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu >...

  • Page 148: Checking S.m.a.r.t. Information

    10.6 Checking S.M.A.R.T. Information Purpose: The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for HDD to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures. Steps: Enter the S.M.A.R.T. Settings interface. Menu > HDD >HDD Detect >S.M.A.R.T. Settings Select the HDD to view its S.M.A.R.T.

  • Page 149: Detecting Bad Sector

    10.7 Detecting Bad Sector Purpose: The bad sectors of a HDD may cause the system to slow down when reading or writing data. You can detect the bad sectors of the HDD and thus to take immediate measures to repair it. Steps: 1.

  • Page 150: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    10.8 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list. 3. Click the checkbox(s) below to select the HDD error alarm type (s).

  • Page 151: Chapter 11

    C H A P T E R 11 Camera Settings...

  • Page 152: Configuring Osd Settings

    11.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the OSD Configuration interface. Menu > Camera > OSD 2. Select the camera to configure OSD settings. 3. Edit the Camera Name in the text field.

  • Page 153: Configuring Privacy Mask

    11.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: You are allowed to configure the four-sided privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed by the operator. Steps: 1. Enter the Privacy Mask Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Privacy Mask 2. Select the camera to set privacy mask. 3.

  • Page 154: Configuring Video Parameters

    11.3 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Image 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3. Set the period of a day for configuring independent image parameters so as to satisfy different light conditions, e.g., daylight and night time.

  • Page 155: Chapter12

    CHAPTER12 Device Management and Maintenance...

  • Page 156: Viewing System Information

    12.1 Viewing System Information 12.1.1 Viewing Device Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Device Info tab to enter the Device Information menu to view the device name, model, serial No. , firmware version and encoding version.

  • Page 157: Viewing Network Information

    Figure 12.2 Record Information Interface 12.1.4 Viewing Network Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Network tab to enter the Network Information menu to view the network information. Figure 12.3 Network Information Interface 12.1.5 Viewing HDD Information Steps: 1.
  • Page 158 Figure 12.4 HDD Information Interface...

  • Page 159: Searching & Exporting Log Files

    12.2 Searching & Exporting Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the device can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time. Steps: 1. Enter the Log Search interface. Menu > Maintenance > Log Search Figure 12.5 Log Search Interface 2.
  • Page 160 Figure 12.6 Log Search Results 5. You can click the button of each log or double click it to view its detailed information. And you can also click the button to view the related video files if available. Figure 12.7 Log Details 6.

  • Page 161: Importing/Exporting Configuration Files

    Figure 12.8 Log Export Interface Check checkbox to select the HDD and click Export to enter the export interface. Figure 12.9 Export Log Files 7. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. 8. Click the Export to export the log files to the selected backup device. You can click the New Folder button to create new folder in the backup device, or click the Format button to format the backup device before log export.
  • Page 162 Steps: 1. Enter the Import/Export Configuration File interface. Menu > Maintenance > Import/Export Figure 12.10 Import/Export Config File 2. Click the Export button to export configuration files to the selected local backup device. 3. To import a configuration file, select the file from the selected backup device and click the Import button. After the import process is completed, you must reboot the device.

  • Page 163: Upgrading System

    12.4 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your device can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 12.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Steps: 1. Connect your device with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located. 2. Enter the Upgrade interface.
  • Page 164 3. Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field. 4. Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading. 5. After the upgrading is complete, reboot the device to activate the new firmware.

  • Page 165: Restoring Default Settings

    12.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 12.13 Restore Factory Default Click the OK button to restore the default settings. Except the network parameters (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU and server port), all other Note: parameters of the device will be restored to factory default settings.

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    CHAPTER13 Others...

  • Page 167: Configuring General Settings

    13.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the BNC output standard, VGA/HDMI output resolution, mouse pointer speed, etc. Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General Select the General tab. Figure 13.1 General Settings Interface Configure the following settings: •...
  • Page 168 • Transparent Channel: Connect a serial device directly to the device. The serial device will be controlled remotely by the PC through the network. Steps: Enter the RS-232 Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > RS-232 Figure 13.2 RS-232 Settings Interface 2.

  • Page 169: Configuring Dst Settings

    13.3 Configuring DST Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 13.3 DST Settings Interface You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item. Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox, and then set the date of the DST period.

  • Page 170: Configuring More Settings

    13.4 Configuring More Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface. Figure 13.4 More Settings Interface Configure the following settings: • Device Name: Edit the name of device. •...

  • Page 171: Managing User Accounts

    13.5 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the device: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters. 13.5.1 Adding a User Steps: Enter the User Management interface.
  • Page 172 • Operator: The Operator user level has permission of Local Log Search in Local Configuration, Remote Log Search and Two-way Audio in Remote Configuration and all operating permission in Camera Configuration. • Guest: The Guest user has permission of Local Log Search in Local Configuration, Remote Log Search in Remote Configuration and only has the local/remote playback in the Camera Configuration.

  • Page 173: Deleting A User

    property), upgrading system firmware, clearing I/O alarm output. • Local Shutdown /Reboot: Shutting down or rebooting the device. Remote Configuration • Remote Log Search: Remotely viewing logs that are saved on the device. • Remote Parameters Settings: Remotely configuring parameters, restoring factory default parameters and importing/exporting configuration files.

  • Page 174: Editing A User

    Figure 13.9 Delete a User Click the icon to delete the selected user. 13.5.3 Editing a User Steps: Enter the User Management interface. Menu > Configuration > User Select the user to be edited from the list. Figure 13.10 Edit a User Click the icon to enter the Edit User interface.

  • Page 175: Changing Password Of Admin

    Figure 13.11 Edit User Interface Edit the user information, including user name, password, level and MAC address. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the menu. 13.5.4 Changing Password of Admin Purpose: The password of the admin user account can be changed in the User Management menu. Steps: Enter the User Management interface.
  • Page 176 Figure 13.13 Change Password Enter the old password, check checkbox, enter new password and confirm password on the menu. Click to save the settings and exit the menu.

  • Page 177: Logging Out/Shutting Down/Rebooting Device

    13.6 Logging out/Shutting down/Rebooting Device Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown interface. Menu > Shutdown Figure 13.14 Shutdown Menu 2. Click the Logout button to log out, or Click the Shutdown button to shut down the device, or Click the Reboot button to reboot the device. After you have logged out the system, menu operation on the screen is invalid.

  • Page 178: Chapter14

    CHAPTER14 Appendix...

  • Page 179: Glossary

    Glossary • Dual Stream: Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the device, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF. •...

  • Page 180: Faq

    • Why does my device make a beeping sound after booting? The possible reasons for the warning beep on the device are as follows: There is no HDD installed in the device. The HDD is not initialized. HDD error To cancel the beeping sound and use the device without HDD, enter the Exception Settings interface. For detailed information, see Chapter Handling Exception.

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